[C320-list] Bilge float switch

[Stephen Cox]

That is correct assuming the float switch is driving a relay.  Not so true if it is wired in series with the pump.  Never the less, if it is wired in series and the leads on the switch are only a foot long then the 14 gauge should more than fine.

Stephen Cox
Tegwen #1141


> 
> Dave;
> 
> Two different gauges are ok. The light gauge is just the 
> switch leg. The heavy gauge is the power leg. There is much 
> less current running through the switch leg. 
> 
> Mark
> Fiddler’s Green #8
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> > On May 11, 2022, at 9:10 AM, David Prudden 
> <dprudden at comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > I’m in the process of replacing the float switch in the 
> bilge. The wire that comes with the new switch (and the wire 
> in the dead switch) are 14 gauge wire but the pump wiring I 
> think is 8 gauge. Is this ok to have 2 different sizes?? I 
> always thought they had to be the same size. 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > David Prudden
> > #787, Teachers Pet II
> > 
> > Sent from my iPhone